stagger

1[intransitive,transitive]to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fallsynonymtotter(+ adv./prep.)The injured woman staggered to her feet.He staggered home, drunk.We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next.(figurative)The company is staggering under the weight of a $20 million debt.stagger somethingI managed to stagger the last few steps.